Blitzkrieg! ETO (id:#63482)
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Orp, Belgium 1940-05-13 ()
75: Strangers in a Strange Land (ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre)
89: Rescue Attempt (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (2nd Edition))
A 65: The Dinant Bridgehead (AH:ASL Annual `93b)
DASL A13: The Mailed Fist (AH:ASL Annual `95 Winter)
A 114: Hamlet's Demise (AH:ASL Annual `97)
J42: Grebbe End (ASL Journal # 3)
NEWS40: Rolling Thunder (ASL News # 23)
NEWS41: Objective Princenhage (ASL News # 23)
ASLUG21: The Witch's Cauldron ()
ATP05: A Thorn in the Flesh (At the Point # 11-12)
WWW 91: Assault at Wadelincourt (Internet)
ASL News 41: Objective Princenhage (ASL News Pack #1)
EP41: Objective Princenhage (Euro-Pack I - Early War Actions)
GTF 5: Wrong Battle (Gembloux: The Feint)
PL H: Lost Sentinels (Gembloux: The Feint)
ASL News 40: Rolling Thunder (Scroungin' ASL News)
Z12: The Mailed Fist (Rout Report # 4.4)
FE 88: The Hard Way (Blitzkrieg Pack)
O101.2: Across the Meuse (On All Fronts #101)
O108.3: Assault at Wadelincourt (On All Fronts #108)
O114.2: Bon Accueil (On All Fronts #114)
PJ2.8: Bjervik Norway May 1940 (OAF Playtester's Journal # 2)
B 1: Contested Crossing (OAF Playtester's Journal # 5)
TAC31: Par Saint Georges! (Tactiques # 4)
DB043: Point 247 (Dispatches from the Bunker #19)
: Rubarth at Wadelincourt (Rate of Fire #12)
Round 5: Marilles Melee (CanCon 1999)
GRE 6: The "Wehr" (Grenadier '08)
S33: Few and Far Between (Operations Special Issue #2)
89: Rescue Attempt (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
143: Grebbe End (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
OB02: Point 247 (Out of the Bunker)
SP220: Hoepner's Edict (Schwerpunkt #19)
#9: Elan of the 11th Dragoons (Major Upham Battle Pack)
GTF 5: Wrong Battle (Gembloux II)
GTF CG 1: Lost Sentinels (Gembloux II)
#5: Objective Princenhage (Retro Pak III)
SP236: Hammer Time (Schwerpunkt #20)
ASLUG21: The Witch's Cauldron (ASLUG Singles)
BWN 6: Raid on Moerdijk (Blitzkrieg in the West - Northern Campaign)
SP253: De Zwarte Duivels (Schwerpunkt #22)
DCRB 03: Forgotten Epic (Red Banner 2017 Q2 )
SP 265: Defending Jandrain (Schwerpunkt #23)
RP 135: The Outpost Line (Rally Point #14)
RP 139: Mauled at Merdorp (Rally Point #14)
KVxx: Fight for the Fjords (Klementi Voroshilov Blog Scenarios)
D19: The Mailed Fist (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
75: Strangers in a Strange Land (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN03: Rommel at the Meuse (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN04: Chateau de Meez (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN05: Grande Ferme de Meez (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN06: Clearing the Heights (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN07: Saint-Médard After Dark (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN08: Probing the Bridgehead (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN CGI: Fateful Miscalculations (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
GhD #2: Across The Meuse (Ghost Division 1: 7th Panzer Division France 1940)
ASLN40: Rolling Thunder (Critical Hit #8.2)
ASLN41: Objective Princenhage (Critical Hit #8.2)
89: Rescue Attempt (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
143: Grebbe End (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
SJ3: Hunting Hotchkiss (Nor'easter XXIX Tournament (2025))
Designer: Peter Struijf and Chris Mazzei
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanFrench
45.454545454545%

Overview:

The main aim of the northern thrust of Fall Gelb was to limit the strongest elements of the French First Army in northern Belgium. The Wehrmacht reached the area just two days after the start of the invasion, with 3rd and 4th Panzer Divisions in the lead. The French dispatched two armored divisions, the 2nd and 3rd DLM for a delaying action. French infantry of the 11th Dragoons held numerous strongpoints in the area. Against a combined force of German artillery, armor and infantry, French resistance began to crumble around 1130. As the Dragoons prepared to withdraw, two Hotchkiss squadrons counterattacked and pushed the German armor back to the stream. Losses were about even, the French claiming six Panzers for the loss of four H39s. For a few hours, it appeared that the front at Orp might hold.
Attacker: German (Elements of the 3rd Panzer Division)
Defender: French (Elements of 2nd Battalion, 11th Dragoons and of 3rd DLM)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:20.0 D:16.0
AFVs: A:10
PzKpfw IIF x 3
PzKpfw IVA x 2
Kfz 1 x 2
PzKpfw IA x 3

AFVs: D:10
S35 x 5
H39 x 5

Guns: A:2 D:3

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Grain is Plowed Ground. DTF SRs. A: Air Support. (Player Aid below as Misc File)
Overlays: Wd1
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-10-05(A) Michael Rodgers vs John Garlic French winMy attack was too spread out.
2024-10-05(D) John Garlic vs Michael Rodgers French winVery interesting scenario. Front waay to broad to try to hold all. I gave up flanks and tried (unsuccessfully) to ambush Michael's incursion into village on my right while delaying at village/bridge left of center. When AFVs began entering they set up to fight over buidlings in the rear while remaining in orchards to give bonus against Stukas TC. I was able to inlflict losses on Michael's AFVs early on which gave head start on VPs. I think key for French is to purchase as much AT as possible.
2024-01-14(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs French win
2021-01-17(D) David Garvin vs Mark Chapman German winThe Germans needed 20 VP and that's exactly what they earned on the final turn. My French armour was quite robust and I was able to eliminate a number of German tanks. Unfortunately for me, his persistence was enough to destroy enough French tanks to secure the win.
Highlight of the game? Scenario designer Peter Struijf came over to watch Mark and me play a turn or two. What a class act!
2020-03-07(A) Andy Beaton vs Wai-Kwong Wong French winWent for the stream-crossing attack, stifled by deadly French dice. Stukas came to early and flew home before the scary tanks arrived. A painful flop for the Germans.
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Estimated Play time: 11.3 hours
Recorded Games: 13
Archive recorded plays:
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